cnn's brian todd.ows us how alvin bragg got the job as manhattan d, a and his prior run ins with the trump organization. such a brag any significance in yesterday's injection. alvin bragg keeps his eyes straight ahead focused on the task at hand, which now happens to involve a significant amount of history surrounding the 49 year old prosecutor. not only is he the first ever prosecutor that bring charges against a former president of the united states is also the first black prosecutors will lead the manhattan d a s office in february, brag, spoke to cnn about his approach to the trump hush money case, the same type of rigor and professionalism, ethics that was on display in that public courtroom is at work , you know. behind the scenes, former president donald trump and his supporters are now attacking brag at a blistering pace. prosecutorial misconduct is their new tool. but bragg's weathered trump's storms before successfully getting convictions in a major tax fraud case last year against the trump

cnn's brian todd takes a look at that extraordinary moment in american history. >> reporter: a neverdepicting the intensity and drama during the raid that killed osama bin laden. then president obama and vice president biden in the white house situation room, tension visible on their faces. one of several newly published pictures from inside the white house on that momentous day, may 1st, 2011. >> if this thing goes wrong, al qaeda fights back, special operations people are captured or killed, bin laden isn't there, the pakistapakistani mil gets involved. a lot of things could go wrong. >> previously this was the image the public new best from that day, obama with biden, then secretary of state hillary clinton and other top aides watching the bin laden rate in realtime, clinton's hand over her mouth. it's believed this was around the time the navy seals helicopter clipped a wall and was damaged in a hard landing. bergen interviewed all the key players in the room for the cnn documentary "we got him". >> it's here where we observed that one of the helicopters got damaged in the landin

brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> a bipartisan group of u.s. an effort to fix a mental health crisis they say is fueled by social media. they've unveiled a bill that would keep young kids off popular platforms like facebook, instagram and tiktok. >> reporter: a bipartisan group of senators unveiling legislation this week that would establish 13 as the national minimum age for social media use and create strict standards for verifying a user's age. >> making young people feel the very ways that we, as parents and as a society, don't want them to feel is built into the business model. >> reporter: the proposed bill also requires parental consent for users age 13 to 17 and bans tech platforms from using teens' personal information to target them with content or advertising. >> social media companies have a duty to help keep kids safe, and parents informed, or face serious consequences. >> reporter: lawmakers say the legislation is in line with guidance from the u.s. surgeon general. >> the skewed and often distorted environment of social media oft

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cnn's brian todd reports. >> brittney griner, unveiling a mural of american detainees held abroad.can basketball star speaking to the media for the first time since her release from detention in russia in december. griner got emotional when asked how she found the resilience to finally speak out. >> you know, i'm no stranger to hard times. [crying] see, you crying, and you made me cry. just digging deep, honestly -- you are going to be faced with adversity throughout your life. this was a pretty big one. but i just kind of relied on my hard work, getting through it. >> griner was detained for nearly 10 months, much of it in a bleak, remote penal colony about 300 miles from moscow. she received a 9 year sentence for drug smuggling after being arrested at a moscow airport carrying cannabis oil and vape cartridges just before the ukraine war started. griner said she had packed the cartridges by accident. she said, during her some of her more desolate moments in detention, seeing pictures of her family and images of the efforts to get her out meant everything. >> -- it made me a little

brian todd, cnn, washington. >>> all right, here's a live look right now at the red carpet at the whites', which will tart in less than ten minutes. it looks like these are the last arriving guests there and just moments ago my colleagues kaitlan collins and poppy harlow were there. we'll have a preview of one of the biggest nights in just a few moments. stay with us. you're live in the cnn newsroom. (♪) this electric feels different... because it's powered by e most potent source of energthere is ... you. this is the lexus variety of electrification ... inspired by, created for and powered by you. ♪ how to grow more vibrant flowers: step one: feed them with miracle-gro shake 'n feed. that's it. miracle-gro. all you need to know to grow. how to grow delicious herbs: step one: use miracle-gro potting mix. that's it. miracle-gro. all you need to know to grow. we moved out of the city so our little sophie could appreciate nature. but then he got us t-mobile home internet. i was just trying to improve our signal, so some of the trees had to go. i might've taken it a step too far. (chainsaw

brian todd has more. >> reporter: a stunning and sudden break between tucker carlson and the network that had embraced him at his most outrageous moments, carlson abruptly pushed out. >> this was an action taken from the top levels of the network with consent of its corporate parent. >> reporter: so ends one of the most controversial runs in cable television history, carlson's show wochbone of the hof the hi but often full of rhetoric. >> outcome of our presidential election was seized from the hands of voters where it rightly belongs. >> he will be part of a chapter at fox where the hosts in the trump era were unbridled and at times uncontrolled, defining their own direction. >> reporter: during the covid pandemic, carlson often railed on the idea of encouraging people to get vaccinated. >> the idea that you would force people to take medicine they don't want or need, is there a precedent for that in our lif lifetime? i think it is the greatest scandal of my lifetime. >> reporter: some of his more disquieting moments came in the aftermath of the january 6 attack on the capitol when

cnn's brian todd is digging into all of this. brian, tell us more. >> right, wolf.ase that harlan crow, that megadonor, did have at least a company relating to crow, did have before the supreme court, a case that justice clarence thomas did not recuse himself from. recently, supreme court justice clarence thomas declared in a statement that his dear friend, republican megadonor harlan crow did not have business before the court. but tonight, cnn has learned that's not true. cnn's arian devoge reports a company did have business in the mid-2000s and justice thomas didn't recuse himself from the case. >> there really was a direct conflict of interest, and it just makes the whole thing a whole lot worse. >> reporter: records show that in january 2005, a dispute over a copyrighted architectural drawing appeared before the supreme court. one of the disputing parties, a company called metric holdings limited partnership. while harlan crow's name does not appear on a caption of the case, a disclosure statement says the corporate parent of metric holdings is trammil crow re

our brian todd has done extensive reporting on this story. brian tell us what happened in court and what you're learning about the defense team's strategy wolf in court today, they set a date for a bench trial, a trial that the mother's attorney is going to try to avoid. we do have new information tonight on her legal strategy, which is going to cite some painful moments in the mother's past. cnn has new details tonight into the legal strategy for deje taylor, whose six year old son shot and wounded teacher abby's warner inside their first grade classroom today, a judge in newport news, virginia, set a starting date of august 15th for a bench trial for taylor, just a judge. no jury, but her lawyer tells cnn. they're trying to avoid that i am how helpful that i could come with the prosecuting attorney to try to come to a resolution of the case in a plea agreement that would be short of actual jail time, taylor has been charged with felony child neglect and recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. james ellington says he wi

brian todd is looking into this. this is a monumental move from fox. >> monumental and surprising.hest rates hosts in all of cable tv but some litigation may have finally forced him out. a stunning and sudden break between tucker carlson and he abruptly was pushed out at fox news. >> this is an action taken from the top levels of the network with the corporate parent. >> reporter: so ends one of the most controversial runs in cable television history. carlson's show one of the highest rated ever on cable, but often full of xenophobic and anti-migrant and conspiracy theory rhetoric, most from the host itself. >> he will be part of a chapter of fox news where the hosts in the trump era were unbridled and at times uncontrolled defining their own direction. >> reporter: during the covid pandemic, carlson often railed on the idea of encouraging people to get vaccinated. >> is there a precedent for that in our lifetime. i think this is the greatest scandal. >> reporter: some of his moments came in the immediate aftermath of the january 6 attack on the capitol hill when carlson defended i

cnn's brian todd has our story. >> reporter: a never before seen image depicting the intensity and dramaid that killed osama bin laden. then president obama, and vice president biden in the white house situation room. tension visible on their faces, pressing defense secretary bob gates. one of several newly published pictures from inside the white house on that momentous day, may 1st, 2011. >> if this thing goes wrong, al qaeda fights back, special operations people are captured or killed, bin laden isn't there, the pakistani military gets involved, a lot of things could go wrong. >> the obama presidential library frat freedom of information act request, this was the image the public knew best from that day. obama along with biden, then secretary of state hillary clinton, and other top aides, watching the bin laden raid in realtime, clinton's hand over her mouth. cnn national security analyst peter bergen believes this was around the time the navy seal's helicopter clipped a wall and was damaged in hard landing. bergen interviewed president obama in all the key players in the room for th

cnn's brian todd is here with specifics on this indictment. o, brian what are the charges and how soon before she surrenders to authorities? we'll be on a erica deje taylor, the mother of the six year old has been charged with felony child neglect and with recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child, and that is a misdemeanor charge. her lawyer says she will turn herself in later this week. last month, the commonwealth's attorney told us taylor's six year old son who shot teacher abby's warner, in that first grade classroom on january 6th. that he will not be charged in this case, james ellison and asia. taylor's attorney sent cnn a statement saying in part, quote, deja has cooperated from the first day of the incident. she has no criminal record. she's 26 years old. she has one child. most criminal prosecutions are adversarial in nature, but we will make our best efforts so that these proceedings will be more collaborative than most. james ellison had previously told us that the boy's parents had claimed that they kept that g

brian todd has been going over all the photographs that were just released. are so revealing in so compelling. >> wolf, there was really nothing about that day at the white house was not dramatic. in these newly-released photographs, the faces really tell the story. >> and never before seen image depicting the intensity and drama during the raid that killed osama bin laden. then president obama and president biden in the white house situation room, tension visible on their faces, pressing defense secretary bob gates. one of several newly published pictures from inside the white house on that momentous day. may 1st, 2011. >> if this thing goes wrong, al-qaeda fights back, special operations people are captured or killed, bin laden isn't there, the pakistani military gets involved. there are a lot of things that go wrong. >> these pictures, just obtained by the washington post from the obama presidential library for freedom of information act request. previously this was the image the public knew best from that day. obama, along with biden, and secretary of sta

wolf brian todd reporting. thank you, brian very much.this note to our viewers coming up on erin burnett outfront right after the situation room, erin takes a closer look at the judge presiding over the case against the former president donald trump. right now and coming up here in the situation room. a new look at the moments before an explosion ripped through a russian cafe and an apparent attack on a pro kremlin figure are live report from moscow. that's next. t mobile. your busisiness will save over 1000 bucks. what are y you going to o with it? i could use a new sign with t mobile for business save more than 1000. bucks versus verizon and with our price lock guaranteed will never raise your rate plan ever. weeds have you surrounded? ta your loan back with scotts turf builder. triple action gets three job done at once kill swedes prevents cab gas keeps it growing strong bag of scots triple action today it's guaranteed feed alone. feed it treatment for your chronic migraine 15 or more headache days a month lasting four hours or more ca

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cnn's brian todd. shows us how alvin bragg got the job as manhattan d, a and his prior run ins with the trump organization. mr berger. is there any significance in yesterday's injection? alvin bragg keeps his eyes straight ahead focused on the task at hand, which now happens to involve a significant amount of history surrounding the 49 year old prosecutor. not only is he the first ever prosecutor that bring charges against a former president of the united states is also the first black prosecutors will lead the manhattan d a s office in february, brag, spoke to cnn about his approach to the trump hush money case, the same type of rigor and professionalism, ethics that was on display in that public courtroom is at work , you know. behind the scenes, former president donald trump and his supporters are now attacking brag at a blistering pace. prosecutorial misconduct is their new tool. but bragg's weathered trump's storms before successfully getting convictions in a major tax fraud case last year against

cnn's brian todd has the latest on the incident. shocking assault inside a first grade classroom teacher, abby's warner shot in the hand and chest by her six year old student now that student's mother criminally charged by prosecutors in newport news, virginia 26 year old deja taylor faces charges of felony child neglect and recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. that's a misdemeanor. it's very unusual for a parent to be prosecuted for the acts of their children. taylor's attorney sent cnn a statement. saying in part, deja has cooperated from the first day of the incident. she has no criminal record. we will make our best efforts so that these proceedings will be more collaborative than most. the commonwealth's attorney previously told cnn taylor's six year old son will not be charged in this case. experts say there are several reasons why the boy wouldn't be charged. one would be whether or not he is competent to stand trial to would be. the law really presumes that children that are that young aren't able t

>> brian todd, thank you. >>> a direct appeal for russia to release evan gershkovich. american newspapers took out these full-page ads today, which read in part -- "we are united in calling for his immediate release. reporting is not a crime." over the past month, we have watched our industry rally around evan, but stand up for journalism and the importance of a free press. we encourage support from the u.s. government, including joe biden and the white house. journalists and close friend of evan gershkovich joins us now. helena, it's good to see you again. the last time we saw evan was at last tuesday's appeals hearing, where he was sadly, and unsurprisingly, denied bail. there he was, in this picture smiling. he was not allowed to speak with the media. and yet just as they were being forced out of the room, this moment stood out to me. listen. [ speaking non-english ] >> that was an independent russian journalist who was courageous enough to shout out "stay strong, evan. everyone says hi." i was so moved by that moment, and it did seem like evan was, as well. helena,

brian todd, cnn, washington uniquely american situation, isn't it all right now to yemen's capital, wherefficials say at least 78 people have been killed and dozens injured in a crowd surge. we want to warn you. this video is disturbing. so this happened during a charity event where local merchants were reportedly giving away cash to mark the end of ramadan. witnesses described what happened as a stampede. cnn's salma abdelaziz tracking this from london. now we're hearing some of that. the hearing the event organizer has been arrested handing out i guess the equivalent of 10 u s dollars. i mean, what? what can you tell us? i mean, this is a truly heartbreaking tragedy in one of the most hard struck corners of the world. i know you just showed that video. i don't know if we can play a little bit more of it again. but you can see in that video. just a wall of humanity. just this horde of people, some of them trapped in the middle of the crowd. you can hear people screaming for help. it's truly harrowing. some people with their arms flailing, hoping for help to no avail. as you mentioned tho

cnn's brian todd has the story.orida's powerful and popular governor, ron desantis under increasing pressure over his fight with disney former president donald trump posting today on his social media website that desantis is being quote absolutely destroyed by disney, and that desantis is engaging in a political stunt. trump joins other top republicans like possible presidential candidate chris christie, who are slamming desantis for not being able to outmaneuver disney's ceo. i want sitting across from president g and negotiating our next agreement with china. we're sitting across from putin and trying to resolve what's happening in ukraine. if you can't see around a quarter that bob iger created for you being turned up on desantis after his latest threat against disney to raise disney's taxes or build something right near disney's land near orlando, people have said, you know, maybe maybe have another. maybe create a state park. maybe try to do more amusement parks. uh someone even said, like, maybe you need anoth

brian todd, cnn washington. now to sudan, where a second ceasefire in as many days has fallen apart just hours after it started, witnesses reported more violent clashes today, leaving many people in the capital khartoum, afraid to leave their homes, worried about wind ling food supplies and a breakdown in medical services. the world health organization says nearly 300 people have been killed since fighting broke out on saturday. the army claims a rival paramilitary leader has no control over his forces, saying they're acting like gangs as they attack and loot homes and businesses. thousands of people are fleeing the capital for safer parts of the country, and foreign governments are desperate to evacuate their citizens. the u. n says attacks on civilians and aid workers must stop. continued heavy fighting in sudan is having a devastating consequences for sudanese civilians as well as our staff and other members of the international community who are caught in the crossfire. people in sudan are running out of foo

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brian todd, cnn, washington. in the hours ahead.s of thousands of americans will converge in downtown indianapolis to celebrate guns. the national rifle association is holding its annual convention this weekend with science, promising 14 acres of guns and gear. the roster of speakers includes plenty of big names like former u. s president donald trump, florida governor ron desantis and former u n. ambassador nikki haley. event is also a big draw for many everyday americans and those who work in the firearms industry. we're looking to show off some of our new product if they want to. see the who's who of the firearms industry that this is the place to be, according to the gun violence archives have been more than 150 mass shootings in the us so far this year. one left several children out of school natural just a few weeks ago. our kids are being hunted. and the entire arrays business model. is to give aid to the hunters. hmm that's what the enter it does today. protests are expected outside the convention and security will be heavy.

cnn's brian todd has this story. brian bring us up to speed. alex. we have new information tonight on justice thomas's efforts to minimize the damage from all the recent reporting on his financial dealings, efforts that don't really seem to be tamping down the pressure on thomas. beleaguered supreme court justice faces more scrutiny tonight over his financial dealings. a source close to justice clarence thomas tells cnn's ariane de vogue. thomas now plans to amend his financial disclosure forms to reflect a 2014 real estate deal he made with gop mega donor harlan crow . it's good in and of itself, but it doesn't do the job when he should have reported this years ago. indeed justice thomas's intent to disclose that deal only comes after a report from the investigative news outlet propublica that thomas had never disclosed the sale of three of his family's properties in savannah, georgia, to harlan crow in 2014, the source close to thomas says thomas has always filled out his forms with the help of aids, and that not reporting the real estate deal was

cnn's brian todd is in charlottesville. brian i understand there are some new developments, what's going on there? well john. the hearing is slightly delayed because there's another unrelated hearing going on in this court behind me, but in a few minutes we do expect this hearing to take place where two of the three defendants in this case are expected to appear to set the scene for our viewers. we have to kind of differentiate this. these defendants are charged in the case that's related to that friday evening rally on august 11th 2017. that is when a group of white nationalists and white supremacists marched on the campus of the university of virginia wielding torches menaced several people. on the campus that evening, and they are charged and we're going to go over the charges in a second. but that, of course, is different from what happened the day after that, that was the unite the right rally on that saturday of august 12th 2017 when there was so much violence in the streets here in charlottesville, another two events

our brian todd is working the story. desantis, he's under fire as he threatens new retaliation against disney, right. alex ron desantis is certainly not backing down in this war he has declared on disney. it's a risky move to do that in florida, and tonight, top republicans are piling on the governor. florida's powerful and popular governor, ron desantis under increasing pressure over his fight with disney former president donald trump posting today on his social media website that desantis is being quote absolutely destroyed by disney, and that desantis is engaging in a political stunt. trump joins other top republicans like possible presidential candidate chris christie, who are slamming desantis for not being able to outmaneuver disney's ceo. that's not the guy i want sitting across from president g and negotiating our next agreement with china. we're sitting across from putin and trying to resolve what's happening in ukraine. if you can't see around the corner that bob iger created for you, the heat turned up on desa

before the senate brian todd has been following this story, brian, this is more fallout over justice clarence thomas and his ties to of republican mega donor . that's right, alex. so far, there's been very little accountability and no punish from from chief justice roberts for the alleged ethics breaches of justice clarence thomas. but if the head of the senate judiciary committee gets his way that could soon change the pressure on supreme court chief justice john roberts to hold his court accountable is surging tonight. democratic senator dick durbin, chair of the judiciary committee, has requested that justice roberts or another justice whom you designate testified before his committee next month. durban wants to press roberts on what durbin calls a steady stream of revelations of justice is not living up to ethics standards. supreme court doesn't need to wait on congress to clean up its act. the justices could take action today if they wanted to, and if the court fails to act, congress must. republicans on durban's committee are arguing chief justice roberts should reject durban's

brian todd is working the story for us brian new setbacks for fox just ahead of jury selection that beginstomorrow. jury selection tomorrow. wolf opening statements set for monday and before we get going, fox news has already gotten off on some very bad footing with this judge. stinging setbacks for fox news in the defamation case against the network by dominion voting systems. delaware superior court judge eric davis says he plans to appoint an outside attorney so called special master to investigate whether fox news lied to the court and withheld key evidence in the case. dressing down foxes, attorneys from the bench, judge davis said quote i am very concerned that there have been misrepresentations to the court . this is very serious. no one wants to head into a trial, particularly a trial where $1.6 billion is on the line with the judge upset with them. you especially don't want to head into a trial that is about knowing falsity with the judge thinking that you have engaged in misrepresentations. judge davis also today imposed a sanction on fox over that same matter. the judge has expr

he failed to disclose our brian todd is following the fallout for us brian democrats are already turningheat on thomas, including a new call for him to be impeached, right wolf that call coming from democratic congresswoman alexandria ocasio cortez, part of a multi pronged offensive from democrats tonight seeking some kind of accountability from justice thomas. democratic lawmakers tonight, putting more pressure on justice clarence thomas over luxury trips. he didn't disclose . congresswoman alexandria, ocasio cortez calling for accountability for thomas the houses responsibility to pursue that investigation in the form of impeachment with a republican controlled house and impeachment of justice. thomas is very unlikely, but top democratic lawmakers are pressing chief justice john roberts to investigate if justice roberts cares about the integrity of this court, and i believe he does, he needs to prove it with a thorough and complete investigation of what occurred. the investigative news organization. propublica reports that justice thomas and his wife , conservative activist ginny thoma

brian todd is following the case for us, brian there's a lot on the line for fox right now, as this trialets underway wolf fox foxes reputation and that of its biggest stars are on the line. here. we are now underway in this trial, with a lot of fireworks expected over for the next several weeks. the curtain officially raised in what could be an explosive trial. jury selection started today in the $1.6 billion lawsuit against fox news brought by dominion voting systems. potential jurors asked if they regularly watch fox news programs and whether they can still be impartial if they do simply knowing a story isn't enough to get someone kicked off of a jury because judges often instruct your will instruct jurors to put aside anything they know about the case beforehand and pledged to be fair tonight you are watching. the case centers around fox's decision to allow strange, inaccurate claims about dominion onto its airwaves after the 2020 election to promote the false theory that the election was stolen from donald trump. electronic voting machines didn't allow people to vote apparently and t

thank you, brian todd. in charlottesville, virginia. appreciate it. absolutely oclock, colorado school bus driver who intentionally slammed the brakes while driving children now faces 30 years 30 child abuse charges. i should say he defends his actions, saying it was to educate them. listen. you guys want to see how dangerous that is? god get that. that's why you need to be in your seat. turn around and sit down properly. the children from douglas county's council rock elementary school, or between five years old and 12 years old . one girl called her mom from the bus, telling her mom someone was hurt. please. get out. 61 year old former bus driver brian fitzgerald has his first court appearance in may, a sheriff's department in california going beyond the call of duty deputies in fresno county risked their own lives last month to deliver life saving medication to a man stranded in a home surrounded by feet of snow. cnn's veronica miracle has more on the heroic mission. came in early march after unusually heavy snowfall closed off this mountain commun

cnn's brian todd has our report, which does contain video that some of our viewers may find disturbing. shortly before nine o'clock a m march 18th police body cam video shows officers responding to what police say was believed to have been a stolen car near a federal park in washington, d. c inside the vehicle 17 year old delanoe martin asleep in the driver's seat. the car is running in the video just released by the u. s. park police in the dc metropolitan police officers from both agencies are heard strategizing on how to approach the vehicle plan. he's knocked out the back window is just a plastic. i'm going to try to cut that out quietly. unlock the door. if he doesn't get started. doesn't wake up, then we're going to try to get in there. grab him before he puts the car in gear shoulder area. one officer heard telling the others if the suspect tries to drive away let him go. he takes off, but you just don't get caught inside of that car. you know what i mean? at one point, an officer enters through a backdoor. another officer opens the door on the driver's side. don't don't move. d

more on that now from cnn's brian todd. stinging setbacks for fox news in the defamation case against the network by dominion voting systems. delaware superior court judge eric davis says he plans to appoint an outside attorney so called special master to investigate whether fox news lied to the court and withheld key evidence in the case. dressing down foxes, attorneys from the bench, judge davis said quote i am very concerned that there have been misrepresentations to the court . this is very serious. no one wants to head into a trial, particularly a trial where $1.6 billion is on the line with the judge upset with them. you especially don't want to head into a trial that is about knowing falsity with the judge thinking that you have engaged in misrepresentations. judge davis also imposed a sanction on fox over that same matter. the judge has expressed frustration over fox not being forthcoming over chairman rupert murdoch's role at the company. fox lawyers had long claimed murdoch doesn't have an official role at fox new

here's cnn's brian todd.d embattled supreme court justice on the defensive over a damaging report. clarence thomas issues a rare statement responding to the reporting that he and his wife were subsidized for lavish vacations and he never disclosed them, thomas says early in his tenure with the court, he sought guidance from his colleagues and others in the judiciary and quote was advised that this sort of personal hospitality from close personal friends who did not have business before the court was not reportable. it's woefully inadequate statement, it leaves more questions that it answers both about the justice. in whichever judges are advising him and it should be investigated the investigative news organization propublica reports that justice thomas and his wife, conservative activist jenny thomas, have gone on several luxury trips subsidized by harlan crow, a dallas businessman with deep pockets who is a big republican donor, the report says they've stayed at several properties owned by crow and traveled

cnn's brian todd is in charlottesville outside courts. o'brien what's next here and also, why did it take more than five years to get here? well we're held to answer your first question first. what's coming next? and just a couple of hours is a hearing where two of these defendants will be making court appearances . will zachary smith from texas and tyler bradley dykes from south carolina will be making court appearances. this is going to be a bond hearing for will smith and an initial court appearance for tyler bradley dykes. there's a third defendant named dallas medina. who has been charged in this case as well. he's from ohio. it's been unclear as to whether he was going to make a court appearance, but at this moment we believe he is not going to be appearing in court this morning. these three people are charged with burning an object with the intent to intimidate. also will smith is charged with violating a statute that makes it illegal to maliciously release a chemical irritant like tear gas. now that charge for will smith relates t

park police officer on march 18th as cnn's brian todd reports for us now.olice were responding to a call about a stolen car. they then stumbled upon martin, who was sleeping in a car that was allegedly stolen and a warning here. some viewers may find the body cam video disturbing. shortly before nine o'clock a m march 18th police body cam video shows officers responding to what police say was believed to have been a stolen car near a federal park in washington, d. c inside the vehicle 17 year old delanoe martin asleep in the driver's seat. the car is running in the video just released by the u. s. park police in the dc metropolitan police officers from both agencies are heard strategizing on how to approach the vehicle. he's not out the back window is just a plastic. i'm going to try to cut that out quietly unlocked the door. if he doesn't get started doesn't wake up, then we're going to try to get in there. grab him before he puts the car in gear. one officer heard telling the others if the suspect tries to drive away let him go. take somebody. yeah, just

brian todd, cnn, washington.ssian president vladimir putin says relations between his country and the u. s. are now in quote, deep crisis made that comment to the new u. s ambassador to moscow as he went on to say that washington's support for 2014 revolution in ukraine was to blame for the current conflict. we also heard from president putin during a meeting of russia's security council, where he alleged without any evidence that western intelligence services may be involved in terrorist attacks carried out within russia. and in the hours ahead, russian president vladimir putin is set to sit down with his belarussian counterpart for a second day of talks in moscow. putin said last month that russia plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring belarus. cnn's clear back, sebastian following this for us, frightening situation that these weapons could be in belarus, for many living close to their yes, this is something that caused quite a lot of international alarm when it was announced towards the end o

jake, brian todd and charlottesville. thanks so much also international lead someone sick idea of a prank killed a young woman in colorado and the victim was 20 year old alexa bartell. authorities say that the individuals threw a large rock at her car windshield and then ended up killing her. this happened wednesday night around 10 your boulder just outside denver that same night, someone threw rocks at four other drivers hitting their windshields. the jefferson county sheriff's office says alexa bartell was on the phone with a friend when the rock hit her car when the call went, then went silent. her friend tracked cartels phone and found the 20 year old dead. authorities believe the culprit was in a light colored pickup truck or suv. they're asking the public for help tracking down this person. coming up the accusations against the republican lawmaker in tennessee . that's right. a republican lawmaker his own party, said nothing of it when calling out democrats for violating the rules on decorum. you might. i have spent

brian todd, cnn, washington.ew video shows the sheer devastation that months of fighting have left on the ukrainian city of baghdad shows a ghost town with entire city blocks obliterated by brutal battles. the video was released by russian state owned news outlet ukraine says russia is by no means giving up on trying to take full control of bad mood, but kiev is also turning its attention to the black sea where it wants to keep russian power in check. now, let's go to barbie nadeau, who's joining us from room barbie. let's begin. on back mid. obviously, battles have been raging there for many , many months. now we've heard from british intelligence in the last 24 hours, suggesting that the russians have re energize their attack, meaning that the ukrainian troops have had to pull back. what do we know about what's happening? well you know, this is kind of becoming a war of propaganda. when it comes to block mood we see these videos is utter devastation. the city literally being wiped off the map. but yet ukraine i

brian todd, cnn, washington fascinating case. thanks, brian, alright to sports . now the tampa bay rays have matched the best start in baseball history. andy scholes has this morning's bleacher report and you got to go back to the eighties to see anything like this. that's right, christine, you know, and will they ever lose again completed the four game sweep of the red sox yesterday. perfect 13 and oh, to start this season that matches the 82 braves and the 87 brewers for the best start in modern baseball history. now most of the race games haven't been very close. they've won all but two of them by four runs or more so far this season, tampa's outscored their opponents 101 to 30. that's the most run scored, the fewest allowed. keep in mind. the race had the third lowest payroll in all of baseball. here's manager kevin cash after yesterday's record time when pretty amazing. i mean, congrats to all of our guys. um i'm glad that we did at home because we had tremendous fan support throughout this entire home stand. they really. got loud when we needed him to and it

cnn's brian todd takes a closer look at this case. a shocking assault inside a first grade classroom teacher, abby's warner shot in the hand and chest by her six year old student now that student's mother criminally charged by prosecutors in newport news, virginia 26 year old deja taylor faces charges of felony child neglect and recklessly leaving a loaded firearm so as to endanger a child. that's a misdemeanor. it's very unusual for a parent to be prosecuted for the acts of their children. taylor's attorney sent cnn a statement. saying in part, deja has cooperated from the first day of the incident. she has no criminal record. we will make our best efforts so that these proceedings will be more collaborative than most. the commonwealth's attorney previously told cnn taylor's six year old son will not be charged in this case. experts say there are several reasons why the boy wouldn't be charged. one would be whether or not he's competent to stand trial to would be. the law really presumes that children that are that young aren't able

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brian todd, cnn washington.nd joining me to talk about this is scott cummings, professor of legal ethics at the school of law. thanks so much for being here with us, so you know, crow has put plenty of money behind groups and want to push the court to the right like the federal society. for example, for instance, what what's the fear in terms of what influence this might have had on justice clarence thomas? or is it just the appearance of impropriety that matters the most here? i think both matter very they're both very significant in this. in this situation. the appearance of propriety is pretty clear, i think, and it does affect the public's perception of the court. the legitimacy of the court, the public standing and people's views at the core can actually function and do its job and the way it's supposed to do so. that's very serious, but i think there are also more specific concerns about a potential influence on thomas harlan crow has lavished gifts upon justice thomas he has not had cases in front of the

brian todd, cnn washington donald trump is back in new york today to face another legal battle. sources tell cnn that he may be deposed in a civil lawsuit filed by the state attorney general trump three of his adult children and the trump organization are accused of a decades long scheme to enrich themselves by providing false financial statements to lenders and others that trump's deny any wrongdoing . lawyers for the former president have asked a judge to delay the start of a sexual assault and defamation trial following trump's historic indictment earlier. this month is legal team is seeking to push back the trial by one month that would be too late may they claim potential jurors will have the criminal charges top of mind and that could taint the jury pool. former magazine columnist e. jean carroll opposes the delay request with her lawyer, calling it meritless. carol alleges that trump raped her in the mid 19 nineties and defamed her while he was president when he said that she made up the claim to boost sales of her book. trump denies the accusations. meanwhile michael coh

wow brian todd. thank you for following this. sure. also this morning. we're tracking this. nascar suspending cup series driver cody ware and definitely after he was arrested in north carolina and charged with what we're told is assault by strangulation, inflicting serious injury and a misdemeanor charge of assault on a female, where it was released on $3000 bond after his arrest, he's been driving since 2017 for rick ware racing, which is the team that is owned by his father. he currently sits 31st in the championship standings, and the team says that he missed sunday's cup race. to quote focus on a personal matter happening today. community group in oklahoma is set to begin talks on possible reparations for the 1921 tulsa race massacre . the group says it will hand over recommendations to the city council after a series of discussions, but nothing is binding. the talks come as city officials across the country are wrestling with how to make amends for slavery. edison, illinois is the first city in america to offer some of its black residents, money $25,000 and the reparati

. >> brian: todd. >> if you're a tourist visiting downtown manhattan, good luck trying to get around.tiple square blocks are blocked off for that trying to keep everybody clear. the media, us, we're pushed far back so we don't get injured because of the collapse yesterday. construction workers have entered the scene, an hour ago it was just fire and police. all three working to figure out how to clean this up going forward. yesterday, one person dead, five injured after the parking garage collapse in the final district of new york city, just blocks from wall street and brooklyn bridge. cars crashed to the lower level and vehicles on lower level were crushed by concrete slabs. residents were forced to leave their apartment building next door. they are stunned. >> felt the rumble under us. >> they were doing construction heavy duty this, mo, but i wasn't paying that much attention to it. >> we were up on the neighbor's roof and saw it collapsed and saw cars sticking through from the second floor to the first floor. >> first responders rescuing six garage workers, investigators do not be

brian todd, cnn washington. russian state media reports that detained american journalists, evan gush covic has filed an appeal against his arrest. no date has been set for hearing his appeal was arrested last week after russia accused him of trying to obtain state secrets, an accusation denied by his employer. the wall street journal. he faces up to 20 years in prison. russian state media reporting that a hearing expected today for the woman detained in connection with the blast that killed a prominent russian military blogger. this suspect and he will protester daria trip over her husband has told an independent publication that he believes that she was set up new images from inside a saint petersburg cafe just moments before the deadly explosion shown interaction between thrift over and blogger vlad in qatar ski take a look. the said master master. fish i don't know. the blogger supported the war and gained popularity for his analysis and commentary after russia invaded . authorities in russia are now calling

. >> brian: todd piro with more. >> todd: arrested and taken in on carjacking, aggravated assault ande, additional charges in connection with the three homicides are ongoing. the other teens will be back in court next week. the sheriff stressed the need for accountability. >> we do not hold our juveniles accountable. we minimize their actions. districts across this state and nation need to quit minimizing actions of their students, that is where failure is. >> todd: authorities say the teen suspects shot and killed silvernail, quarrels and an unidentified 17-year-old male. bodies discovered in three separate locations. two found shot on the side of the road and quarrels inside silvernail's car in a pond. the suspects and victims knew etch00 other and were part of a crime ring described as a wanna-be gang. murder investigation is ongoing. >> steve: just shocking. >> lisa: what leads teenagers to murder? we should be trying to get to that. >> brian: greed. >> steve: thank you. >> brian: ashley has breaking news. >> ashley: new york congresswoman alexandria ocasio-cortez is not backing d

. >> brian: todd piro joins us with more. todd?just horrible the two boys age 14 and 17 each face a single misdemeanor count of criminal trespassing over this deadly incident. police say the teen stole the black hyundai, seen right here tearing through an intersection, colliding with the pickup truck. inside that truck inside 6-month-old old and his family. the crash left christian with a fractured skull which caused his brain to swell. eventually killing him. his mom and two older sisters also in that truck are expected to make a full recovery. grieving family members now speaking out on the unthinkable tragedy saying, quote: they stole a car, and they stole our entire lives in that one instant. i don't know what the price of a the car was, but i'm sure it wasn't equivalent to the life of a child police say two others were riding in the car that killed christian. it's unclear if they will face any charges at all. this strategy the latest demonstration of chaos in the city. at least 53 people were shot the past two weekends, includ

brian todd is following the story for us. brittney griner did get emotional at certain moments. at other times she was a little bit guarded. this is with tensions for other americans detained abroad. brittney griner unveiling a mural of american detainees held abroad. the 32-year-old american basketball star speaking to the media for the first time since her release from detention in russia in december. she got emotional when asked how she found the resilience to finally speak out. >> i'm no stranger to hard times. you cry, you make me cry. just digging deep, honestly. you're going to be faced with adversities throughout your life. this was a pretty big one. but i just kind of relied on my hard work, getting through it. >> reporter: griner was detained for nearly ten months, much of it in a penal colony about 300 mile from moscow. she received a nine-year sentence for drug smuggling after being arrested at a mass could you airport for carrying can cannabis vape cartridges which she said she packed by accident. today with the e